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In addition to the types a series of six adult males, six adult females 

 and one female nymph have been examined. Of this representation 

 four males, two females and the nymph are from Silver City, July 20; 

 two males and two females from Aden, July 21 ; one female from the 

 Florida Mountains, July 19, and one female from Spalding, Luna 

 County, New Mexico, July 20. 



In size the specimens are moderately uniform, one or more females 

 being slightly larger than the type, while one male is somewhat smaller 

 than the type of that sex. The coloration exhibits some little varia- 

 tion, but such differences as are seen are chiefly due to intensification 

 or lightening of the general pattern and shades. The antennse in some 

 specimens are buffy proximad. 



The habitat of this species at Aden was found to be a grassy rolling 

 prairie, dotted with an extremely scanty and widely scattered growth 

 of very low mesquite and a few sotols (Dasylirion sp.). The insects 

 were found most plentiful where the grass was most abundant. At 

 Silver City specimens were found in numbers among short grasses 

 on the hillsides. 



PHLIBOSTROMA Scudder. 

 Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum (Thomas). 



An immature specimen of this species was taken at Silver City, July 

 20, in a small patch of short grass. 



This is the first definite record of the species from southern New 

 Mexico. 



ORPHULELLA Giglio-Tos. 

 Orphulella picturata Scudder. 



A single male of this species was taken at Dunlay, Medina County 

 Texas, during a train stop on July 8. This specimen was found in 

 the same surroundings as Opeia testacea. 



Orphulella pelidna (Burmeister). 



A male and two females of this species were taken on cultivated 

 ground at Albuquerque, September 14. The male and one female 

 are in the brown phase, the remaining female being of the green type. 

 Comparison was made with individuals of the species from Nebraska. 



The only previous New Mexican records are of captures of the species 

 at Albuquerque and Mesilla. 



DICHROMORPHA Morse. 

 Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder). 



At San Antonio, Texas, July 8, a single female of this species was 

 taken on a lot near the railroad station. 



